Two months to go before my 7 year sojourn into the status of long term umemployment. The issue in this post is about is another tick in the policy armoury of trying to bring down the unemployment rate to zero.
One of the major obstacles that I am facing and many other umemployed people is the lack of work experience and on the job training provided (or not) by employers. I have qualifications in cleaning but yet I cannot get a job because I have not got the experience.
In essence, I urge all political parties, not to increase the newstart allowance but to put policies in place that the employers are willing to take on and train the unemployed.
See you next time.